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Poster: | skuzzlebutt | Date: | Oct 3, 2009 5:44am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Do you really need 2 time keepers? |
There are a ton of post 1976 shows I love; we're really just playing a game of "what if" here.
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Poster: | hippie64 | Date: | Oct 3, 2009 6:44am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Do you really need 2 time keepers? |
But what I was trying to convey is there was some complex shit gonna on between the 2 of them, for me you could at least always count on the rhythm section to hold there shit together while the rest of the band wandered.The combination of Phil+Drummer(2)+Keyboard= a steam hammer of a band. I can imagine there were many times when Mickey should of backed off and let Bill nail it down, Maybe Bob and Jerry got that simplicity from other outlets like Ratdog and JGB so when it was time to stage the Dead it was probably a hell of a ride.
Do you really need 2 time keepers? No. I love the sloppy drums of Keith Moon, The precision of Neil Peart, The Power of Jon Bonham, even the swing of Levon Helm, With Bill and Mick I thought they had that in spades, and when it was time for the drum portion,the two of them truly became a beast. Its not coventional thinking really but the Dead never were conventional. Later SB, peace.
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Poster: | skuzzlebutt | Date: | Oct 3, 2009 9:18am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Do you really need 2 time keepers? |
In my mind, the irreducible core of the Grateful Dead is Jerry, Phil, Bob, and Billy. Others have have come and gone over the years, adding flavors along the way, but to me those four are really the essential elements.
None of this is meant as a dig at Mickey, BTW. It's just personal taste.